Project Blitz Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hi all, As you may know or may not know I have purchased The Blitz Supra This was the car that was built to break the record around the Nurburgring back in ‘98 It recorded a 7:49 which is blistering fast even 10 years on! Refer to list below http://www.fastestlaps.com/track2.html & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times “Modified by Japanese automotive accessory company Blitz, it was claimed to be capable of 750 PS (552 kW; 740 hp) but ran on 606 bhp (452 kW; 614 PS) when time was recorded.” I had my eye on this for the last 8 years and the poor car has been garaged for the last 7 & a half of that! It has been featured in Max power, Japanese Performance and here: http://www.blitzsupra.com/ “The Blitz supra was build with one goal in mind- to shatter the road-car lap record at the Nurburgring” The project has been taken on by LeeP who will do all the mechanics for me- it’s a long term project but it’s a legendary car so I have to get it back to original condition. LeeP will be posting on here on my behalf & will have pics too! Glory days http://www.toyota-supra.info/albums/latest_pics/toyota_supra_blitz_01.jpg wish me luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Nice bit of supra history you have there, be nice to see it looking mint once again. Whats needed to get it back to perfect condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 wish me luck... Good luck. It's never been a look that I've liked but I enjoy seeing period cars like this kept as they were for historic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Was over at Lees yesterday lovely looking car just could not get over the size of the compresser housings so cute:d Good luck with it mate your in very very safe hands at SRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 That car was what made me want a supra in the first place. I still have the original maxpower feature (ashamed to say I bought maxpower as a kid). Glad to see someone is bringing it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Is it going to be running the sort of power it used to run or is it being "de-tuned" as such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Blitz Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Was over at Lees yesterday lovely looking car just could not get over the size of the compresser housings so cute:d yeah they are tiny but hoping the spool will be really good and power through corners will be good, i guess thats why they used what they did to ge the best Track performance from it. plan is to get the same power but all depends on what the Blitz Access ECU will allow if not then that may need to come out (hopefully not) as im not after big power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Nice project, best of luck mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Any pictures yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Nice one, subscribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Nice I shall keep my eyes on Lee updates Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Good luck. It's never been a look that I've liked but I enjoy seeing period cars like this kept as they were for historic reasons. Me too. Although there was one in CA which was in Quicksilver that looked great with the standard bodykit and Blitz wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 look forward to seeing the build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 This should be interesting. Some pics would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Looking forward to some pics, make sure you get some before & after pics! I quite like the look of the Blitz Supra, not a massive fan of bodykits these days but that one looked very nicely blended in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Good luck! Looking forward to some pics. Are you keeping the graphics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Few pics of the car as it is now. The plan is to get it road worthy again keeping the car as original as possible but tidying it up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Nice why was it parked for 6 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_SZ-R Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Absolutely stunning, Ive always loved this car (I had the Max Power that this was on the cover of- that seems like forever ago!). Please keep it as is externally, graphics and all. A true piece of history there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Subscribed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Blitz Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 cheers lee It's staying as it was back in it's glory days but hopefully a few subtle touches albeit they will come later. Lee I'll be visiting you very soon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j80leo Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Great project fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Likewise I'm not a fan of the look, but it's a nice piece of Supra history and I applaud you for restoring it to its former glory. I don't visit the skyline forum these days so don't know if Henry is still around on there, I know he used to own the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Awesome dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 On here: http://www.blitzsupra.com/ It shows it as a single turbo. Was the spec changed? What is the supposed engine and ecu spec? Interesting car, be fascinated to know just what has been done to it. Lose those awful bloody stickers, or get some commission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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